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May 23np. 
MICROSCOPICAL MEETING.—ANNIVERSARY 
MEETING. 
As this was the anniversary of the Microscopical Meetings, Mr. 
Wonfor, Honorary Secretary, gave an abstract of the year’s proceed- 
ings. During the second twelve months since the establishment of 
regular monthly microscopical meetings (he said) a very good amount 
‘of work of an interesting character had been done and many very 
suggestive subjects had been introduced and discussed, among which 
were Polyzoa, Parasitic Plants, and Certain Facts in the Anatomy of 
the Cuttle-fish, by Dr. Hallifax ; Animal Parasites—Entozoa, and Palates 
of Mollusks, by Mr. Hennah ; and Diatoms, the Scales of Insects and 
Animal Parasites—Epizoa—by Mr. Wonfor. One evening had been 
devoted to the Hairs and Scales of Plants ; another to Pond Life ; and 
two had been General Evenings, at one of which instruction in making 
sections of soft rocks had been given by Mr. Wonfor. The Society 
was also indebted to Mr Curties, who had not only presented some very 
_ choice slides, but had kindly sent down on several occasions many slides 
and novelties for exhibition. 
The thanks of the Society were due to the various gentlemen who 
had, during the year, exhibited microscopic apparatus and appliances 
and interesting slides. The chief contributors were Messrs. R. 
Glaisyer, J. Dennant, T. Glaisyer, T. Cooper, T. Curties, Turner, T, 
H. Hennah, Sewell, Horne, Robertson, C. P. Smith, G. Davies, 
Gwatkin, F, E. Sawyer, Howell, Saunders, Marshall Hall, Wonfor, 
and Dr. Hallifax. The thanks of the Society were also due to those 
gentlemen who had enriched the cabinet by contributions. 
Votes of thanks were given to the above gentlemen. 
Mr. Sewell mentioned a curious circumstance in connection witha 
slide of Pediculus, He had killed and mounted a specimen in glycerine 
_ jelly. Some time after, he perceived that two small live ones were 
moving about under the covering glass, As they were air breathing 
animals, he wondered how they were engendered and maintained, 
Mr. Wonror mentioned several examples of moths which had been 
killed and set, from which larve had not only hatched out from the 
